diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c45bb5f3..971442aa 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "lmm-oa-sws",
-  "version": "1.0.0-alpha.45",
+  "version": "1.0.0-alpha.46",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "lmm-oa-sws",
-      "version": "1.0.0-alpha.45",
+      "version": "1.0.0-alpha.46",
       "dependencies": {
         "@emotion/react": "^11.9.0",
         "@emotion/styled": "^11.8.1",
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@
       "devDependencies": {
         "@semantic-release/changelog": "^6.0.1",
         "@semantic-release/exec": "^6.0.2",
-        "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1",
-        "react-error-overlay": "^6.0.9"
+        "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@ampproject/remapping": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 31c1f5c6..5ee8a993 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@semantic-release/changelog": "^6.0.1",
     "@semantic-release/exec": "^6.0.2",
-    "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1",
-    "react-error-overlay": "^6.0.9"
+    "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/sws-cryptr.js b/src/utils/sws-cryptr.js
index 98b0a656..bea989ee 100644
--- a/src/utils/sws-cryptr.js
+++ b/src/utils/sws-cryptr.js
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ export const encryptString = (secret, payload) => {
 
 export const decryptString = (secret, payload) => {
 	const simpleCrypto = new SimpleCrypto(secret);
-	return simpleCrypto.decrypt(payload);
+	// remove quotes
+	const cypheredText = payload.substr(0, payload.length);
+	return simpleCrypto.decrypt(cypheredText);
 };